Video-ready internet telephone
US7590227B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/426
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a video-ready Internet telephone which is compatible with a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) telephone providing a voice communication service over the Internet. The video-ready Internet telephone includes a video processing module for converting a digital video signal into an analog video signal by using a communication protocol for video or converting an analog video signal applied thereto into an digital video signal for transmission through the Internet; and a video input/output module operated in cooperation with the video processing module, for receiving an analog video signal from a camera or receiving the converted analog video signal from the video processing module and displaying corresponding analog video data in response to the received analog video signal on a liquid crystal display (LCD).
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